Category: NPO in the media

November 25, 2014

The Nov. 22, 2014, story “Failing grade for child custody laws” in The Daily Independent in Ashland, Kentucky, reported on National Parents Organization’s Shared Parenting Report Card.

The story focused on Kentucky’s grade of D- and quoted National Parents Organization of Kentucky Chair Matt Hale.

“The only reason Kentucky didn’t get an ‘F’ was because there is one statute that mentions joint custody is allowed, but it doesn’t define what joint custody is or mention shared parenting,” Hale said in the article.

State-by-State Analysis Highlights Parental Inequality Across the Nation

November 25, 2014

The Nov. 19, 2014, column “Parents should share parenting: Courts should encourage shared parenting whenever possible” in The Lebanon Enterprise promoted shared parenting following the release of National Parents Organization’s Shared Parenting Report Card.

The column’s author, Enterprise editor Stevie Lowery, wrote that her children have grown up in a shared parenting situation following divorce, and she wrote that the report card is troubling in that it brings to light how rarely shared parenting occurs.

“Yes, children are resilient, and they have the ability to adapt well to adversity. But, all children deserve to have access to the love and care of both parents, even if they are divorced or separated. And if the parents aren’t mature enough to agree on that on their own, then the courts should strongly encourage it,” the editorial said.

State-by-State Analysis Highlights Parental Inequality Across the Nation

November 25, 2014

On Nov. 18, 2014, WAVE3 TV in Louisville, Kentucky, aired an editorial in support of shared parenting in reaction to National Parents Organization’s Shared Parenting Report Card.

The station’s vice president and general manager, Ken Selvaggi, presented the editorial on air and emphasized that Kentucky’s report card grade of D- and Indiana’s report card grade of C- prompt a hard look at law reform.

“We encourage state legislatures and family courts to re-examine the impact they are having on our children. Providing children with as much time as possible with both parents seems more beneficial overall for situations that are admittedly not ideal,” the editorial said.

State-by-State Analysis Highlights Parental Inequality Across the Nation

November 18, 2014
The Nov. 16 story “Iowa receives B- in parenting, Illinois gets C+; Report is the nation’s first in-depth review of child custody statutes” in The Hawk Eye in Burlington, Iowa covered National Parents Organization’s Shared Parenting Report Card.

The story reported on Iowa’s grade of B- and Illinois’ grade of C+ and also provided details on the national report.

State-by-State Analysis Highlights Parental Inequality Across the Nation

November 18, 2014
The Nov. 17 TV news story “Iowa and Minnesota Score ‘B’s’ in shared parenting practices” aired on Mason City, Iowa, CBS affiliate KIMT, which covers Iowa and Minnesota. The segment highlighted National Parents Organization’s Shared Parenting Report Card.

In addition to covering the report card, the story featured an associate coordinator for North Iowa Community Action, who said that shared parenting is often best for the child.

State-by-State Analysis Highlights Parental Inequality Across the Nation

November 18, 2014
The Nov. 16 story “Report: Tennessee gets ‘D’ for child custody laws” in Nashville’s The Tennessean featured National Parents Organization’s Shared Parenting Report Card.

The story reported on Tennessee’s low report card grade and highlighted the overall report.

National Parents Organization Founder and Board Chair Ned Holstein, M.D., M.S., was quoted in the story as saying, “Our report highlights that many states are not only discouraging shared parenting, but they are also depriving children of what they benefit from most — ample time with both of their parents — while also enabling a system that fosters parental inequality.”

State-by-State Analysis Highlights Parental Inequality Across the Nation

November 18, 2014
The Nov. 16 story “National group gives SC failing grade for child custody laws” in Charleston, South Carolina’s The Post and Courier reported on National Parents Organization’s Shared Parenting Report Card.

The story reported on South Carolina’s D grade, and the story included comments from Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, who was a primary sponsor of a 2014 shared parenting bill.

"I think there’s a lot of opposition against it, but I don’t know why, " Shealy said in the article. "All kids need both parents."

The story continued, “Shealy said fathers who wanted to take an active role in their children’s lives approached her about the measure, because the state still tends to favor the mother as the preferred parent in divorces. Courts, she said, don’t look at both parents like they should. Shealy said she plans to revisit the bill during the upcoming legislative session.”

State-by-State Analysis Highlights Parental Inequality Across the Nation

November 15, 3014

The Nov. 15, 2014, story “Iowa ranks well in National Parents Organization assessment” in the Fort Dodge, Iowa, daily newspaper The Messenger highlights National Parents Organization’s Shared Parenting Report Card.

The story reports on Iowa’s report card grade of a B- in addition to the national results.

In the story, National Parents Organization Founder and Board Chair Ned Holstein, M.D., M.S., was quoted as saying that the report shows "that many states are not only discouraging shared parenting, but they are also depriving children of what they benefit from most — ample time with both of their parents — while also enabling a system that fosters parental inequality."

State-by-State Analysis Highlights Parental Inequality Across the Nation

November 14, 2014

The Nov. 14, 2014, story “Kentucky Rated Low for Shared Parenting” reported on National Parents Organization’s Shared Parenting Report Card.

The story detailed Kentucky’s grade of D- and quoted National Parents Organization Founder and Board Chair Ned Holstein, M.D., M.S.

“In the first eight months of 2014, three separate, highly regarded reviews of decades of child development research have concluded that shared parenting is best for children," Dr. Holstein said in the article. "Our report is intended to take the conversation one step further by assessing which states are embracing this knowledge and which states are continuing to rely on precedents set in the 50s.”

State-by-State Analysis Highlights Parental Inequality Across the Nation

November 14, 2014

The Nov. 13, 2014, story “Alabama gets a ‘D’ when it comes to child custody statues” by Alabama ABC affiliate WAAY-TV  featured National Parents Organization’s Shared Parenting Report Card.

The story reported Alabama’s grade of a D as well as the results of National Parents Organization’s nationwide report.

The story stated, “The research shows most states have poor grades on shared parenting statutes.”

State-by-State Analysis Highlights Parental Inequality Across the Nation